Golden Globes-Inspired Drinks

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With the Golden Globes just around the corner on the 16th, it’s time to start thinking about how and where you’ll be spending the star-studded evening.  Whether you’ll be throwing a Hollywood-worthy bash for your friends or be curled up on the couch, we’ve got the perfect cocktails to compliment your night.  Each of the following creations matches up with one of hottest films or TV shows of the year, assuring that you’ll have the perfect drink in hand no matter which ones get your vote.

1. Black Swan: If this film’s dark, two-sided depth is for you, how about mixing up a cocktail to match? Made with Russian Standard Vodka and muddled blackberries, the delicious Russian Swan’s two-toned look is eerily reminiscent of Nina Sayer’s contrasting sides.

The Seductive Swan

Ingredients

1.5 oz Russian Standard Vodka

5 blackberries

3 oz Lemonade

Muddle four blackberries in bottom of a tumbler. Add ice, Russian Standard Vodka and lemonade. Garnish with remaining blackberry.

2. Social Network: What better way to toast the story of Mark Zuckerberg’s creation than with a drink as social as Facebook itself? Punch of course if the most social cocktails – perfect for sharing with friends. This punch blends Nicaragua’s best, Flor de Cana rum with some hot cayenne pepper – it’s a true taste of electric spark!

Zuckerberg Zinger

Ingredients

1 oz Flor de Caña 7 year-aged rum

1 seedless Watermelon

One good pinch of Cayenne pepper

4 Sugar cubes

1 oz Lime juice

1 oz Club soda

Method: Dissolve the sugar cubes in 1 oz. of club soda. Add and muddle several 1-inch pieces of watermelon. Finally, add the rest of the ingredients one at a time and stir as added. Chill. Recipe can be multiplied to fill a traditional punch bowl.

3. Glee: Glee scored 5 Golden Globe nominations and the truth is – this show is a true fan favorite, due to its high energy musical numbers and campy style. For all the young kids in the audience, and maybe those who aren’t drinking tonight, we’ve got a great mock-tail that you can enjoy as you sing along to your favorite Glee hit.

New Directions Champion
 

Ingredients

1 oz. white cranberry juice
.5 oz. apple juice
 
Top with ginger ale and garnish with a cinnamon stick and fresh cranberries
 
An adult fan? For an extra layer of yum, add 1 oz. of Flor de Cana rum to give this cocktail a festive POP!